LONDON (Reuters) -The fight to finish in the Premier League's top five and qualify for the Champions League intensified on Sunday but Arsenal can breathe easy on the final day after all-but securing runners-up spot with a 1-0 win over Newcastle United on Sunday.

Declan Rice's superb 55th-minute strike sealed the points for Arsenal as they avenged three previous losses to Eddie Howe's Newcastle this season despite a poor first half.